Dress form



Sept. 23, 1924.

E. T. PALMENBERG DRES S FORM Filed May 5, 1923 UVVE/VTOR Til/#1672561 BY WITNESSES 4 T TOR/1E Patented Sept. 23, 1924.

UNITED STATES LSQQJGQ PATENT OFFICE.

EMIL THEODORE PALMENIBERG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO J. R. PALMEN- BERGS SONS, INC., OF NEW YORK, Y., A. CORPORATION OF NEW" YORK.

DRESS Application filed May 5,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, E MIL T. PALMEN- BERG, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Dress Form, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to dress forms of the type usually employed by makers and vendors of garments, especially feminine apparel, and has reference more particularly to the provision in a dress form simulating a part of the undraped human body, of means associated with that part and serving to retain a garment in place thereon.

An object of the invention is to provide a dress form which may have any desired size or shape, and which simulates a part of the undraped human form and has a surface of smooth texture and simulating the human skin, on which garments, such as light and flimsy dresses for womens wear, may be readily positioned, and which will tend to remain in position particularly with respect to the shoulders of the form.

A further object of the invention is to provide a dress form of the kind described, in which the means for retaining the apparel in position are simple, inconspicuous and effective, and which will not in any way'interfere with the ordinary or customary use and function of the dress form.

A still. further object of the invention is to provide in a dress form garment retaining means which may be inoperatively dis posed when not needed or desired. With these, and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim.

The accompanying drawing is a perspective view of a dress form having associated therewith one embodiment of my invention.

Before proceeding to a more detailed explanation of my invention, it should be understood that the particular construction of the dress form per se does not constitute part of the invention, in that the same resides primarily in the association with a dress form of the means for retaining garments or the, like in position upon the form. The latter is preferably the type customarily FORM.

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employed today by dressmakers, modistes and shop keepers, either for use in the constructing of garments or for the displaying of the same for sale. It will be understood that certain of the details of con struction ofthe invention may be varied in accordance with individual preference or necessity without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 have shown a dress form simulating in shape the trunk of a female human form, the upper part approximating the upper part of the trunk and having a neck 11. The waist part 12 and the lower part 13 of the form are covered with suitable fabric. The upper or chest part 10 has a smooth surface, painted or otherwise surfaced, so that it has the appearance and texture of the human skin. This surface is naturally slippery and garments, particularly light and flimsy feminine apparel, when positioned upon the form, would tend to slide from the shoulders. Especially is this true in the case of decollete gowns. "he absence of arms also renders more difficult the. maintaining in position of such. garments.

I provide shoulder straps 14, the eX- tremities 15 of which are glued, sewed, or otherwise suitably attached to and under the upper edge of the fabric covering of the lower part of the form. These straps 1 1- may be fashioned from any suitable material, such elastic webbing. They have an outer friction surface which is, of course, considerably rougher than that of the upper part 10 of the form. A garment when placed upon the form, will contact with the shoulder straps, which will thus tend to hold the garment in position, but will. not interfere with the easy removal of the garment. Should the straps notbe needed or desired they can be slipped from the shoulders, as is shown. at the left hand side of Figure 1, and disposed at the sides of the form.

I claim:

As a new article of manufacture, a dress form having a fabric covering around the body portion of the form, of a pair of shoulder straps secured at their ends to the covering and at their intermediate portions resting on the shoulders of the form, said straps having outer friction surfaces.

EMIL THEODORE PALMENBERG. 

